President and Mrs Cleveland Leave Washington for New York
President and Mrs Cleveland departed Washington this morning at 11 o'clock by special train for New York. They were accompanied by ex postmaster general and others, greeted by a large crowd, with officials and cabinet members present for the farewell. The day featured a public reception and private meetings before the departure. In a separate note, Richard Weathens of Cape Fear Township died suddenly on the eve of his wedding, heart disease cited as the cause.
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Suprme
Col. Wilson
Indiana
Noble
Interior Depatment
Secetaries Windom
Proctor
Rusk
Atten von
Alabama
Smalls
South Carolina
Vanderbilt Club
Jaws
Col
Fred Grant
Raleigh
Richard Weathens
Cape Few
Chatham County
Annie Anderson
Buckhorn Township
Haanett County
Love as Universal Force and Civic Insight
A lyrical discussion by Ella Whorler Wilcox extols love as the source of life, creativity, and moral guidance. The piece links love to wisdom, courage, and action, contrasting it with hate, and ties political reflection to broad sentiments on democracy and duty. It cites President Cleveland and Tariff Reform in a civic-essay frame.
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Ella Whorler Wilcox
M.st
Heaven
Hell
Sally
Sven
Kerr Bag Manufacturing Company Formed in Concord
The Kerr Bag Manufacturing Company is incorporated in Cabarrus County with a capital of one million dollars, later expandable to two million. Capt. J. M. Odell, W. B Odell, David F. Cannon and J. W. Cannon of Concord lead the venture, located near the Odell Manufacturing site, promising to eclipse southern industry.
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Kerr Bag Manufacturing Company
Carlotte
Concord
Caras County
J. M. Odell
W. B Odell
David F. Cannon
J. W. Cannon
Odell Manufacturing Company
Senator Ransom and His Cuffs in the Capitol
A vivid satire on Senator Ransom and his conspicuous cuffs seen in the Capitol. The piece describes Gen Spinola’s collar and other sights, noting Ransom’s age, North Carolina origins, education, and Civil War service culminating in his 1872 Senate election and multiple re-elections.
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Capitol
Exchange
Senate
Senator Ransom
House of Representatives
Gen
Spinola
Ransom
Turkey
Ingalls
Warren County
N. C
University of North Carolina
North Carolina
Congress of Southern States
Montgomery
Ala
Appomattox
Washington Inaugural Ball Supplies
Weekly item notes limited food and drink at the Washington inauguration ball last week with 5000 dollars of terrapin 1000000 oysters and a single train of ice cream. It mentions a future Centennial blowout and includes an advertisement for Dr. Pierce’s medicines and pills with claims of healing and refund. Jefferson Davis is described as past eighty with maintained intellect and posture.
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Washington
New York Star
Philadelphia
Jefferson Davis
Southern Confederacy
Mr. Davis
Wawewee
Fireside Wit and Wisdom for the Little Ones
A collage of light humor and anecdotes from various sources. Jests include a suitor asking Miss Carmine to wed and a clerk’s quip about an oyster in a stew. A child’s humorous misstatements at dinner and a timid water office exchange round out the collection of family friendly vignettes.
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Chicago
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Miss Carmine
Mr. Botts
Maria Carmine
Chicago Herald
Montana
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Tndian
Chicago Tribune
White House
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New York World
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